2015 PokerStars EPT Season 12 Prague

€25,500 Single-Day High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info

2015 PokerStars EPT Season 12 Prague

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j10
Prize
€539,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€25,000
Prize Pool
€1,960,000
Entries
80
Level Info
Level
23
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000

PokerNews Podcast Episode #347: Michael Jordan Plays OFC feat. Daniel Weinman

Level 7 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

Rich Ryan and Donnie Peters discuss Wednesday's RAWA hearing and the latest PokerStars press release, and Daniel Weinman joins the program to talk about his first big win, OFC with Michael Jordan and John Smoltz, and much more.

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Tags: Daniel WeinmanDonnie PetersMichael JordanPokerNews PodcastRich Ryan

Level: 7

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 400

Muehloecker Doubles Through Hajiyev

Level 6 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

David Peters opened for 6,000 from the hijack and Thomas Muehloecker didn't hesitate getting his 35,800 in from the button. Ramin Hajiyev in the big blind asked for a count, and then moved in himself for 106,500. Peters folded, later claiming he had pocket sevens.

Ramin Hajiyev: {8-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}
Thomas Muehloecker: {A-Spades}{J-Diamonds}

The board ran out {A-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{9-Diamonds} and Muehloecker doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of David Peters us
David Peters
280,000
120,000
120,000
Profile photo of Thomas Muehloecker at
Thomas Muehloecker
80,600
44,600
44,600
Profile photo of Ramin Hajiyev az
Ramin Hajiyev
70,700
-111,300
-111,300

Tags: Thomas MuehloeckerDavid Peters

Down and Out, and Back In!

Level 6 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

Dietrich Fast has been eliminated from this tournament while Piotr Franczak and David Steicke have just entered, The other players had busted earlier, but have bought back in.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Piotr Franczak pl
Piotr Franczak
100,000
Profile photo of David Steicke au
David Steicke
100,000
Profile photo of Ivan Luca ar
Ivan Luca
100,000
100,000
100,000
Profile photo of Kevin MacPhee us
Kevin MacPhee
100,000
100,000
100,000
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Mike McDonald ca
Mike McDonald
100,000
100,000
100,000
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Byron Kaverman us
Byron Kaverman
100,000
100,000
100,000
Profile photo of Andrew Chen ca
Andrew Chen
100,000
100,000
100,000
Profile photo of Dietrich Fast de
Dietrich Fast
Busted

Kurganov Makes a Hero Call, Schemion Gets Unlucky

Level 6 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
Igor Kurganov
Igor Kurganov

Luuk Gieles juist told us about a "sick hand" he played against Igor Kurganov. Gieles opened with {K-Hearts}{J-Diamonds} and Kurganov made the call from the big blind. Kurganov check called a bet of 4,000 on {10-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{5-} and the {6-} both checked on the turn. The river came the {4-Diamonds} and Kurganov checked again. With about 20,000 or so in the pot, Gieles moved all in. Kurganov, who had about 37,000 left called the over bet with just {A-}{J-} high and was right!

Gieles, who just lost a fair portion of his chips, saw Ole Schemion raise to 5,000 under the gun. Gieles three bet to 15,600 with {A-Hearts}{3-Hearts} and action folded back to the German. Schemion pushed for 42,000 and Gieles made the call. Schemion had {J-Spades}{J-Hearts} but would get out flopped: {4-Diamonds}{A-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}. The {10-Diamonds} on the turn and {2-Clubs} on the river both didn't help Schemion's cause, and the German pro made his exit.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Luuk Gieles nl
Luuk Gieles
130,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Igor Kurganov ru
Igor Kurganov
96,000
-4,000
-4,000
Profile photo of Ole Schemion de
Ole Schemion
Busted

Tags: Igor KurganovLuuk GielesOle Schemion

A Set For Finger, Two Pair for Markin and Nothing For McDonald

Level 6 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
Mike McDonald
Mike McDonald

Martin Finger raised from the button to 5,000 and Leonid Markin called from the small blind after which Mike McDonald three-bet from the big blind to 16,000. Both Finger and Markin called, creating three-way action on {7-Clubs}{2-Spades}{6-Diamonds}.

After Markin checked, McDonald bet 14,000 and both Finger and Markin made the call.

The turn was the {A-Spades} and Markin checked again after which McDonald moved all in for about 41,000 chips. Finger made the call to put McDonald at risk, and Markin tanked for a long time before folding.

Finger showed {A-Diamonds}{A-Clubs} for top set, and McDonald said, "There was a good chance you had that," as he tabled {K-Clubs}{J-Spades}.

The river brought the {Q-Hearts}, and McDonald wished the remaining players good luck before exiting the room.

"I had seven six," Markin said with a bit of a smile on his face.

"That's a good fold," Finger said, seemingly a bit surprised that the Russian player had managed tog get away from two pair.

"Yeah, I'm happy, it's a good fold," Markin added.

"I was enjoying this hand for sure," Finger said with a big smile on his face, as the other players laughed at his remark.

Finger now sits on 225,000 chips while Markin has slightly less than the starting stack.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Martin Finger de
Martin Finger
225,000
125,000
125,000
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Leonid Markin ru
Leonid Markin
96,000
-4,000
-4,000
Profile photo of Mike McDonald ca
Mike McDonald
Busted
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Leonid MarkinMartin FingerMike McDonald